WWII Timeline 1931-1941

  • Japan imvades Manchuria

    Japan imvades Manchuria
    Japan invades Manchuria. Attempt to take over the whole province.
  • Germany's Anschluss with Austria

    Germany's Anschluss with Austria
    azi Germany helped support the Austrian Nazi party in its bid to seize power from their Austrofascist leadership. Kurt Schuschnigg who was Austira's chancellor tried to hold a eferenum for the vote. The Wehrmacht troops entered Austria to enforce the Ansschluss
  • Germany and USSR

    Germany and USSR
    Germayn and USSR invade Poland. Poland was outmatched.
  • Germany's Annexation of the Sudetenland

    Germany's Annexation of the Sudetenland
    The northern ,southwest, and western regions of Czechoslovakia are inhabited by ethnic germans. Hitler wanted these germans to help add to his power and army, and at the same time he wanted to weaken Czechoslovakia.
  • Hitler annexation of Czechoslovakia

    Hitler annexation of Czechoslovakia
    The annexation of Czechoslovakia began with the northern and western parts of Czechoslovakia. Hitler wanted the Sudetenland into Nazi Germany and he wanted to leave the rest of Czechoslovakia weak.
  • The Phony War

    The Phony War
    The term phony war refers to what happened to Western Europe in late 1939 and in early 1940. For example the public of Britain thought nothing was going on but things in the war were actually happening, just not in Western Europe.
  • Germany invade Denmark and Norway

    Germany invade Denmark and Norway
    Germany invaded Denmark and Norway. This making them the second and third nation invaded and captured by Hitler.
  • The Miracle at Dunkirk

    The Miracle at Dunkirk
    There were less German soliders in Northern France so it was possible for the Allies to rescue men. On May 29 the German army stoped its advance into Dunkirk. In total 338,226 troos were saved.
  • The Fall of France

    The Fall of France
    It began on May 10, 1940 which ended the phony war because this was actually happening. By June 22, it was over and the Franco German armistice was signed at Rethondes. France was divided into two zones.
  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    This was fought by air forces only. This was Germany;s major defeat and was a turning point in WWII because they failed to destroy Britain's air defences.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. Led directly to the American entry into WWII.